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  • Ski Hill Potluck Dinner Hike

    published by efmillsnm on Sun, 2025-07-20 18:09
    Leader: 
    Ellen Mills
    Telephone: 
    5056602345
    Date: 
    Fri, 2025-07-25
    Leader Email: 
    efmillsnm@gmail.com
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Beginner
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Allowed

    We will meet at the ski hill parking lot and start hiking up the service road at 5:00 PM. Please bring a dish to share with others, your own plate, utensils, and beverage. This hike has an elevation gain of about 900 feet.  The temperature at the top can be much cooler so bringing something warmer to wear is recommended.  Rain is oftern a possiblity so including rain gear is also recommended.

    If there is a cancelation due to inclement weather, a determination will be made by 4:20 PM. Please RSVP via my email address if you plan to attend.

  • Aleutian Island Adventure with Backpacking

    published by tpietrass on Sun, 2025-02-23 10:16
    Leader: 
    Tanja Pietrass
    Telephone: 
    575-418-7969
    Date: 
    Sat, 2025-08-09
    Leader Email: 
    tpietrass@gmail.com
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Not allowed

    This is a trip to Adak Island, in the Central Aleutians of the Aleutian Island Chain. I have chosen Adak for ease of access - you can fly there with Alaska Airlines. For reference, I paid ca. $1,500 for my roundtrip ticket from ABQ (August 9-20, 2025).

  • (Cancelled) Gallina Canyon Ranch Glamping/Hiking, August 13-17, 2025

    published by Anonymous on Sat, 2025-06-28 12:13
    Leader: 
    Bill Priedhorsky
    Telephone: 
    (505) 412-0376
    Date: 
    Wed, 2025-08-13
    Leader Email: 
    bill@priedhorsky.net
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Allowed

    07/21/25: Sorry, cancelled due to impacts of the nearby fire

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    Inspired by two nice visits about 8 years ago, I have arranged a return to Gallina Canyon Ranch.  I know of no place that is this remote and yet so close - just 2 - 2 1/2 hours - from Los Alamos.

  • Climbing the Handies Group

    published by tim_rennick on Sun, 2025-06-01 06:36
    Leader: 
    Tim Rennick and Norbert Ensslin
    Telephone: 
    6144249906
    Date: 
    Fri, 2025-08-15
    Leader Email: 
    tim_rennick@hotmail.com
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Not allowed

    We’re organizing a rewarding two-night backpacking trip into the beautiful and rugged Handies Peak Group—and we invite fellow LA Mountaineers to join us! We’ll explore the high basins and peaks of the San Juan Mountains, with the opportunity to summit several Centennial peaks, including Handies Peak (14,048 ft), Redcloud Peak (14,034 ft), and Sunshine Peak (14,001 ft). For those looking to push further, there’s also the option to climb two unnamed Centennial Thirteeners just east of Redcloud. Expect incredible alpine scenery, wildflowers, solitude—and early starts!

    Trip Overview:

  • Rio Chama rafting (3-day 2-night)

    published by Anonymous on Sat, 2025-07-19 07:27
    Leader: 
    Bill Priedhorsky
    Telephone: 
    (505) 412-0376
    Date: 
    Sat, 2025-08-30
    Leader Email: 
    bill@priedhorsky.net
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Not allowed

    To get into the wild and away from the crowds on the busy Labor Day weekend, we have reserved a block of slots with a commercial company for a trip down the Rio Chama, running 31 miles through the Wild and Scenic Rio Chama Wilderness. The trip will leave on the morning of Saturday, August 30 and end on Monday, September 1. The company says “The trip consists of a float through the stunning colorful sandstone and limestone walls of this amazing canyon and finishes up near the renowned artist village of Abiquiu.

  • Wind Rivers Backpack

    published by tpietrass on Sun, 2025-02-23 09:37
    Leader: 
    Tanja Pietrass
    Telephone: 
    575-418-7969
    Date: 
    Sat, 2025-09-06
    Leader Email: 
    tpietrass@gmail.com
    Difficulty: 
    Strenuous
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Not allowed

    This will be a 7-day backpacking trip in the Wind River Range, WY. The drive to the trailhead is ca. 12 hours (more including stops for gas and food), so will add 2 days to the total trip length. I am planning a 50-mile loop that is largely off-trail. We will revisit one of my favorite areas (the Cooks Lakes) and hit on a few spots that I missed last time (such as the Alpine Lakes). Mileage per day is planned to be moderate so there is time to enjoy the scenery, and to account for the fact that moving off-trail is significantly slower.

  • Hanksville-based Hiking October 5-12, 2025

    published by Anonymous on Sat, 2025-05-10 16:10
    Leader: 
    Bill Priedhorsky
    Telephone: 
    (505) 412-0376
    Date: 
    Sun, 2025-10-05
    Leader Email: 
    bill@priedhorsky.net
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Not allowed

    We have returned from our last llama trip with packer BJ Orozco. Since there will not be a llama trip this fall, I have arranged to rent a very nice house in Hanksville, Utah (https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/48361359), which will our base for a week of day hiking in a part of Utah that has escaped my attention for these many years. We have the house from Sunday October 5 to Sunday October 12, giving us 6 days for hiking.

  • Moab bike/hike/explore Nov. 1-9, 2025

    published by Anonymous on Sat, 2025-03-08 15:06
    Leader: 
    Bill Priedhorsky
    Telephone: 
    5054120376
    Date: 
    Sat, 2025-11-01
    Leader Email: 
    bill@priedhorsky.net
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Not allowed

    I would like to announce the seventeenth edition of our successful hike/explore/bike trips to Moab. We have been going almost every November since 2008, and every time has been a great success. The 2014 trip report can be found at http://lamountaineers.org/node/479#comment-57. Let me (Bill Priedhorsky) know if you would like to join the trip.

  • Bluff Hiking weekend Dec. 10 - Dec. 14

    published by Anonymous on Sat, 2025-06-28 11:47
    Leader: 
    Bill Priedhorsky
    Telephone: 
    (505) 412-0376
    Date: 
    Wed, 2025-12-10
    Leader Email: 
    bill@priedhorsky.net
    Difficulty: 
    Moderate
    Technicality: 
    Intermediate
    Are dogs allowed?: 
    Not allowed

    We have many times travelled to Bluff, Utah for a taste of the canyon country. Bluff is less than six hours from Los Alamos and, situated along the San Juan River, at a low altitude best suited for trips late or early in the season. Even in early December the average daily high is around 50 F. There are numerous places to hike and explore from Bluff, including the ruins and big views of Comb Ridge, the canyons accessible from Cedar Mesa, the canyon rim just north of Bluff itself, and farther afield to places like White Canyon.

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